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| Date: | Friday 22 December 1989 |
| Time: | night |
| Type: |  IAR330L Puma |
| Owner/operator: | Forţele Aeriene Române |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Boteni AB -
 Romania
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Boteni AB |
| Bucharest |
Shot down by friendly on take-off transporting ammunition during Romanian Revolution 16.-27. December 1989. Crew managed force-landing and escaped before the helicopter blew up. Date 22./23. December 1989, possibly during night time.
Sources:
http://ejection-history.org/Country-By-Country/Romania/Romanian_Helo/romania_helo.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 06-Dec-2012 10:19 | TB | Added |
| 22-Nov-2014 16:00 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, ] |
| 22-Nov-2014 16:02 | TB | Updated [Operator, ] |
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